The New York Times bestselling author of Ask Again, Yes, stopped by the Ridgewood Library for an author event to discuss her latest novel The Half Moon about a couple in a small town navigating the complexities of marriage, family, and longing. Host Roberta Panjwani–and audience members–asked Mary Beth about her creative process, writing during a pandemic, and the personal connections to the characters in this book.

Things we talked about in this episode:

The Half moon
Ask Again, Yes
Mary Beth Kean’s website

Additional authors mentioned: 

Elizabeth Strout

Seamus Heaney

Colson Whitehead

Hernan Diaz 

Mohsin Hamid

William Trevor

Maggie O’ farrell

Claire  Keegen

Episode Credits

• Our thanks to Mary Beth Keane for allowing us to record this September 13, 2023 author visit for the podcast.
• You can learn more about Mary Beth, her books, and upcoming events at marybethkeane.co
• Bend in the Road is written, hosted, and executive produced by Roberta Panjwani and created by Roberta Panjwani and Diane Sims
• Our Assistant Producers for this episode are Melissa Egan and Elias Rosner. 
• Editing by Melissa Egan and Elias Rosner. 
• Our Technical Directors and Audio Engineers are Melissa Egan and Elias Rosner
• Original theme Music is written and performed by Diane Sims
• Our Digital Media producer is Elias Rosner 
• Logo and Website created by Parker Gaidimas
• Thanks for joining us and we’ll see you at the next bend in the road.